Gate.



JAMES T. REESE, OF ROANE, TEXAS.

GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 1906.

Application filed January 4:, 1906. Serial No. 294,609.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES T. REEsE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Roane, in the county of Navarro and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new .and useful Improvements in Gates; and I do declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to gates; and one of the principal objects of thesame is to provide means whereby the gate may be opened and swung in adirection away from the operator at either side of the gate.

Another object is to provide simple, reliable, and efiicient means forlatching the gate after each operation of the same.

These and other objects are attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a frontelevation of the gate closed. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 22, Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the gate in closedposition.

Referring to the drawings for a more par-,

ticular description of my invention, the numeral 1 designates theuprights of the ate frame, and 2 is a cross-bar at the top of the same.The gate 3, which is provided with longitudinal bars 4, an end bar 5,and a diagonal bar 6, is secured to a pivoted stile 7, the lower end ofwhich is provided with a pintle 8, pivoted in a plate 9, properlysecured mp0- sition next to one of the uprights 1 of the gateframe. Thestile 7 at its upper end is provided with a suitable pintle havin abearing in the cross-bar 2, said stile 7 bemg free to turn in itshearings in either direction.

Pivoted centrally upon the upright 1 is a gate-operating bar 10, saidbar having operating-cords 11 secured to its ends. Chains 12 are securedupon opposite sides of the gate to the bar 10, and the opposite ends ofsaid chains are passed around the stile 7 and secured thereto by staplesor other suitable means. Connected to each of the chains 12 is a cord orother suitable flexible connection 13, said cords extending to alatch-bar 14, said latch-bar being pivoted at 15 between uprights 16 onthe gate, and the free end of said latch-bar adapted to ride under acatch 17, secured to one of the uprights 1 andhaving curved ends topermit the latch-bar to ride under said catch as the closed position. Asprin 19 is secured to the gate and bears at its ee end under thelatch-bar 14 to hold the latch in en agement with the catch 17. Thisspring, owever, may be dispensed with when the bar 14 is properlybalanced upon the pivotal pin 15.

The operation of my gate will be understood from the foregoingdescription. By pulling down upon one of the cords 11 the latch-bar 14will be raised by means of the cord 13, and the opposite end of thelatch will be depressed and moved out of the notch in the catch 17 and afurther downward movement of the cord 11 will swing the gate outwardaway from the operator. When the person has ing downward upon the othercord .11 the gate will be closed, as will be understood.

My gate is of simple construction, composed of comparatively few partswhich are not liable to get out of order, and has been found very strongand efiicient in use.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as defined by theappended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is'

The herein-described gate comprising the uprights and cross-bar, apivoted stile, a gateframe connected to said stile, an o eratingbar,'pivotally connected to one o the uprights, flexible connectionsextending from the operating-bar to the stile and secured at oppositesides thereon, a latch pivoted to the gate-frame, cords attached to thelatch, said cords being connected at their opposite ends to the flexibleconnections intermediate their ends, a catch on one of the uprights forengaging the latch-bar, and operating-cords depending from theoperating-bar, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

gate swings into JAMES T. REESE.

Witnesses W. T. OHINEY, S. E. MCINTYRE.

passed through the gate, by pull-

